be a (something) in the making
To be likely to become a particular thing. She's the best actress in the school, so I think she's a Hollywood star in the making. The fact that those reports aren't ready yet is a disaster in the making. Ella was cute in elementary school, but, dang, she's a pretty much a model in the making now! I'm not the only guy who wants to ask her out.
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